A South Carolina mayor was stopped by police one recent night for driving a riding lawnmower down the street with an open beer. In recently released police dashcam video, Aynor mayor John Gardner appears to ignore a pursuing Horry County police cruiser, even as the officer attempts to pull him over, and leads police on … Read more
An on-duty California Highway Patrol officer was arrested for DUI in the parking lot of the CHP office on California Boulevard in San Luis Obispo more than a month ago. Nevertheless, the officer was not booked into jail nor was his mugshot taken. On the morning of July 27, officer Gary Dana drove his BMW … Read more
A former South Carolina state trooper was charged with reckless homicide Wednesday after the 81-year-old passenger in a car he ran into in July died. Brandon Norton, 28, was speeding at 80 miles per hour in a 40 mile-per-hour zone when he ran a stop sign and ran into a minivan at Heyward Brockington and … Read more
Syracuse, NY – A former Onondaga County District Attorney’s investigator will get no more than 2 to 6 years in prison after leaving the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash in April. The final sentence will be up to County Court Judge Stephen Dougherty at sentencing Nov. 17. Peter Rauch, 38, pleaded guilty to felony … Read more
TALLAHASSEE – A second member of the Florida Highway Patrol’s top brass is stepping down after encouraging troopers to set ticket writing quotas, a practice forbidden by state law. Lt. Col. Michael Thomas, the FHP’s deputy director, submitted a retirement letter Monday, shortly after it was discovered he penned emails calling on troopers to write … Read more
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis City resident says a police officer sideswiped her legally parked car and then took off. Danielle Allen is uncomfortable with the situation she was put into. She says on July 26 at 2:49 a.m., a St. Louis police car hit her parked vehicle. “My car was parked legally in … Read more
LAKELAND, Fla. — Lakeland officers were caught on their own dash cameras speeding across the panhandle at more than 100 mph. Nine members of the Lakeland K-9 team have been suspended for their off-duty actions. The officers were headed home after winning a competition in the panhandle, when a citizen reported that their caravan was … Read more
Dashcam footage reveals the shocking moment a speeding sheriff’s deputy plowed into a Smart Car at 104mph on a Florida highway, severely injuring its driver. Palm Beach County Deputy Brandon Hegele slammed into the back of 61-year-old Harry Deshommes in May 2016 and will appear in court August 28 on charges of reckless driving and … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque Police officer accused of driving drunk and abandoning his police car after a crash is now on paid suspension. Now the chief is speaking out about the incident. Court documents say Joshua Maleki drove drunk from the westside across town to the Heights after he got into a fight with … Read more
A Pittsburgh police officer denied pointing, or even owning, a silver revolver at another driver during a road rage incident but an internal investigation determined otherwise and police officials have put the officer on administrative leave, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Pittsburgh police said Tuesday night that Officer Robert Carl Kramer is on … Read more
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Police Department says it has placed an officer on administrative leave after he was recently arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The officer is 28-year-old Michael Allen Trumbo. An arrest affidavit obtained by NewsChannel 9 says the incident happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday. The officer responded to … Read more
DANBURY — A former Danbury police officer has been charged with reckless driving for his part in a high-speed chase last December that ended in a spectacular crash and the death of a young woman. Jamie Hodge, 39, of Danbury, turned himself in to State Police on Friday after a months-long investigation of the chase … Read more